Schneider Electric released SimSci SimCentral for Process Utilities, a process simulator built from the ground up to take advantage of modern web and cloud technologies.
This spring, technology end users, experts and industry professionals will convene in Chicago to explore the latest automation technologies at the Automation Conference & Expo 2017; keynote speakers include representatives from Caterpillar on augmented reality, WestRock on model-based systems engineering, and Snyder’s-Lance on cybersecurity.
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Located in a flexibly powered and networked space at National Instruments headquarters, the company’s Industrial Internet of Things lab is designed for project collaboration with partners and demonstration of IoT capabilities to end users.
The advance of automation is eliminating some jobs. It’s also creating others. The disconnect between these two realities is not that good jobs in industry no longer exist, but that the requirements have changed. Fortunately, automation suppliers are stepping in to help.
The system integrates Siemens’ process analytic technology with GEA’s continuous tableting line providing a complete continuous manufacturing system for the pharmaceutical industry.
It’s important to understand what technologies and components you need in place to keep your operations safe.
Watch this Automation World video to learn how to extract value from data by contextualizing analytics and enabling smarter decision-making. One step is upgrading to standard interfaces on existing systems so you can collect, store, and access datasets quickly for analytics.
System integrator adds machine vision lab to its technology showcase to help manufacturers better understand the technology’s range of applications.
Although the big, flashy plant startups might be what you find most exciting, the little sequential programs—mini-automations—can save your operation big money over time.
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